Assessment of the undergraduate economics major: A national survey

Journal of Economic Education

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-199

  Myers, Steven C ^a   Nelson, Michael A ^a   Stratton, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; Hansen proficiencies; program assessment; undergraduate economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957825701     PISSN: 00220485     EISSN: 21524068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220485.2011.555722     Document Type: Article

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